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We finished performing Louisa’s Walk 3 years ago, yet we still receive emails about how profoundly it affected people. What was it about this incredible show? This one came this week: Hello Judith and Chris Tony and I had the pleasure of taking your Louisa’s Walk tour in 2006. You graciously agreed to come out [...]

19 Blue is enjoying a wonderful summer season. We have some vacancy at the moment so why not book your stay at lovely 19 Blue? We have some new things to show off: a quirky mirror collection in the bedroom and Holiday Gifts to buy to take home. Also we have splashed out on some [...]

My neighbour says that if people knew about the lovely Sweet Peas all around the garden at 19 Blue Self Contained Holiday Cottage only 15 minutes from Hobart, they would be flocking here. Well they do flock anyway . We have some availability in January but get in quick because word is getting around that [...]

Can You read and write? Are you literate? I know I take my ability do so for granted. In the character of Mary James, told in Her Story she, like many of the convict women, was illiterate. Not so much has changed as Margaret Burns told me after Her Story today when we have come [...]

St Mary’s College Visits Her Story. It was HOT today but that didn’t stop 2 classes from St Mary’s College enjoying the experience of Her Story this morning at the Cascades Female Factory. The students were wonderful – so engaged and attentive. Her Story is such a wonderful way of presenting our convict women’s history [...]

Once again the Sisters of Charity visiting group experienced our wonderful play Her Story yesterday and they LOVED it. The Sisters of Charity used to walk up the Rivulet and visit the Catholic convict women continuing their ministry, which was started in Ireland, of visiting prisoners. The group sang the words of Abide With Me [...]

Mary has a new smock/coat. Judith is always on the look out for additions to our Live History wardrobe and this warm smock/coat caught her eye at last Saturdays’ South Hobart Primary School Fair. Perfect for Mary James in our production of Her Story at the Cascades Female Factory every day @ 12 noon.

Guests love staying at 19 Blue our Holiday Cottage in Blackmans Bay. There are so many reasons why it is so popular but one of them would be that guests can come down and visit our four Barnevelder chickens and bring them any food scraps they may have. We call them The Alices because we [...]

It’s not often that teenage boys are interested in history, especially women’s convict history But Jesse McKenzie proved the exception. Jesse, his parents and sister came to experience Her Story today. His parents had been before and loved it so much they wanted to bring their 2 teenage children who both loved our play. Jesse [...]

The Sisters of Charity Visit Again! We had a particularly large group yesterday on our play Her Story at the Cascades Female Factory. Some of them appeared to be from a religious order as they wore crosses and head coverings. Sure enough when it came time for Mary to sing “Abide with Me” in the [...]